7 arrested after statewide investigation related to internet crimes against children, NC SBI says
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Seven men have been arrested in relation to internet sex crimes against children and three more warrants are pending further processing after a statewide operation led by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.
According to the NC SBI, their Computer Crimes Unit, which leads the North Carolina Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that includes almost 250 agencies across the state, helped execute 10 search warrants last week. As a result, seven men were arrested, while three other warrants are 'still pending further investigation and processing of the seized evidence,' the SBI said in a release.
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'These investigations cleared dozens of CyberTips received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children concerning the solicitation or sexual exploitation of children,' the release said.
The seven men arrested, along with their ages, charges, the county in which they've been charged and their bond, are:
Age: 38
Charges: Criminal solicitation of a minor and dissemination of obscene material to person under 18 years of age
Bond: N/A – held for extradition to South Carolina
Age: 22
Charges: Five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor
Bond: $100,000
Age: 25
Charges: Second degree sexual exploitation of a minor
Bond: $500,000
Age: 26
Charges: Eight counts of sexual exploitation of a minor
Bond: $200,000
Age: 42
Charges: Two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor
Bond: $150,000
Age: 52
Charges: 20 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor
Bond: $250,000
Age: 56
Charges: 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor
Bond: $20,000
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